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*MMANews FORUMS Rankings - May 12, 2013*

Top 15 for the first 7 divisions; Top 10 for flyweight and women's p4p

Please note that the MMANews FORUMS rankings are separate from the MMANews website rankings.

Committee members: Dr. MMA, Rivethead, KevoOnTheRadio, TBEAR, SWIFTboyAlternate members: Mac ( Mac will fill in as an alternate member if one of the members of the committee is unavailable.)Appointed to combine and matrix rankings from the committee members: CatSmasher**

**CatSmasher is also responsible for breaking any ties.

The following criteria were taken into account while generating the rankings:

A) Rankings are not based on opinion of fighter's skillset and potential but are based on evidence, i.e. fighter's opposition, track record, how dominant the wins were (dependent on opposition), and how dominant the losses were (dependent on opposition).

B) Recent victories hold more weight than historical, however, it doesn't negate it.

C) A fighter is ranked in the division where they have had their two most recent consecutive fights. This could be two actual fights or one actual fight and a scheduled/planned fight. For example, Frankie Edgar is a FW since he had one actual FW fight and plans to continue in the division.

D) If a fighter hasn't fought in 18 months or hasn't won a fight in 24 months, he will be removed from the top 10. If a fighter has not fought in 30 months or hasn't won a fight in 36 months, he will be removed from the top 15. If he announces retirement, he will be removed from the rankings altogether.

E) If Fighter A wins a recent head-to-head matchup against Fighter B, it does not necessarily mean Fighter A moves ahead of fighter B. Head-to-head matchups are primarily considered when rankings are tied, similar to other sports like hockey or soccer.
e.g. If half of us thought that Overeem was #3 and the other half thought Werdum was #3, then we look to their most recent fight. Overeem won, so he would move up and Werdum would move down.

F) With regards to the holy trinities (e.g. Machida beat Rashad who beat Rampage who beat Machida), we evaluate the individual's rank and their opposition's at the time of the fight. More recent victories are weighed heavier as are more dominating victories.